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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07121937City Hall, Palo Alto, California, July 12, 1937 The: Council of the City of Palo Alto met in regular session on this date at 7:30 P.M., ,r.ith Mayor Salsman presiding. Roll call as follows: Present: Blois, Bonham, Cashel, Collins, Costello, Goddard, Mrs. Berner, Mitchell, Mosher, Richards, Salsman, Thoits, Thomas, Wood. Absent= Cypher. The minutes of :the Meetings of June 30 and July 1, 1937, were approved. Bia.4 6n Improvement Plans No.53 (I: provements in Lewis ,ucJ The. special order of the day was the opening of :bids for the improvement of Forest Avenue, Pitman Avenue artin Avenue,,;£.incolh Avenue and Center Street, under Improvement Plans No.' S3 . The bids were opened, read and publicly declared, the name and address of each bidder, the unit price of eac.a item and the tcatal. amount :of each bid being stated. Following are the names of the bidders and the total amount of .each bid: Palo Alto Road Materials Co. 035,505.65 Union. Paving Company 38.,.180.75 A. J. Raisch 39, 715.90 Eaton a Smith 40, 817.35 Chas L. Harney 41, 475.40 Bodenhamer Construction Co. 49,880.60 bid bond. Each bid was accompanied by a certified check or a On motion of. Thoits and Mosher, the bias were referred to the Street Superintendent for tabulation and report. Abpointments to Boards The Council proceeded to ba.,lot for the appointment of a member of the Board of Public Works for a six -year term, vice 0. F. Campbell, term expired. Councilmen Goddard and Richards were appointed tellers. On the first ballot 0. F. Campbell received 5 votes, R. 0. Bohan 7 votes and A. R. Masters . vote. The second ballot resulted in 9 votes for Mr. Bolman and 5 votes for Mr. Campbell. Mr. Bolman having received a majority of the votes cast was declared elected a member of the Board of Public Works. The Coulc.il then proceeded to ballot for the appointment of a member of the Board of Public Safety for a six -year term, vice Andrew W. Hoy, term expired. The first ballot was as follows: Andrew W. Hoy 5 Roger M.Roberts 4 Frank L. Crist 2 A. R. rasters 2 Wm. filbert 1 The result The result Mr. Roger Y of the Coup_, Public Safe. the Library term expire( George Bran] Thorp, 1 vo declared eJ.E Ti appointment ending June Four ballot: Mrs. Victor on the fours; Library Boar (0 was absent d Methodist Ep delin:tuent t informed try covers charg for the year on referred to The result of the second ballot was as follows: Hoy 5 Roberts 5 Jilbert 2 Crist 1. Masters 1 The result of the third ballot was as follows: Roberts 8 r.oy 4 Masters 1 Filbert 1 Mr. Roger M. Roberts,, having received a majority of the votes of the Council, was declared elected a member of the Bord of Public Safety. A ballot taken for the appointment of a member of the Library Boards fora slx-year term., vice H. A. Mason, term expired, resulted as follows: R. A. Mason, 10 votes,, George Bramilall, 2 votes;, W'.. L.. Peet, i vote, and Rev. W. B. Thorp, 1 vote. ,qtr. Mason, having received a majority, was declared elected, a'member..of the Library Board. The Council then proceeded to ballot for the', appointment of a member of theLibrary Board, for the term ending.June 30, 1941., vice "Mrs. Gertrude aarx, resigned.. Four ballots were taken, v ith the following results: Mrs. F. D. Cathcart, Jr. 6 Mrs. Victor West 3 W. L. Peet 2 Mrs. F. Perry 1 Will Werry 1 Blank 1 Mrs. F. D. Cathcart, Jr. 6 Mrs. Victor West 6 Mrs. W. L. Peet 1 W. L. Peet 1 Mrs. F. D. Cathcart, Jr. 6 Mrs. Victor West 6 W. L. Peet 2 Mrs. x. D. Cathcart, Jr. 4 Mrs. Victor West 8 W. L. Peet 2 Mg's. Victor Vest, having received the necessary majority of votes on the fourth ballot, was declared elected a member of the Library Board for the term ending June 30, 1941. (Councilman Bonham left at this time, 8.:15 P.M. and was absent during the rest of the meeting.) Request of Mayfield Church for Cancellation of faxes A letter .was received from the Mayfield Comm on; ty Methodist EpiscopalChurch requesting t:ie cancellation of delinquent taxes .against the church property. The Council was informed that the amount of this delinquency is 6.25, which covers charges for lot .cleaning placed as a lien on the : property for the years 1935-36 and 1936-37. -- On motion of Mitchell and Collins, this matter was referred to t:he CityAttorney and Committee Ito. 5. Letter from Ci t.y Treasurer A letter vas received from the City :areasurer concerning the, maturing of water bonds and the source of income for the. Compensation Insurance Fund. On motion of Mosher and Wood, this cou unication: wa-s referred to Committee No. 5. :Meeting of Peninsula League A letter ;was received from the Peninsula Division of the League of California Municipalities inviting; the council members and city officials to attend the next meeting to be held 'at. Oliver's Restaurant, 424 Bayshore Highway, San Francisco, at 6:30 P.M., Thursday, July 15th. Opinion on Claim of Rose Tancred • ,.n opinion was submitted by the City Attorney in regard to the claim of Rose Tancred, guardian of Sidney Rose ';wall, a minor, recommending that the claim be denied: On motion of Mosher and Blois, the recommendation of the City Attorney was approved and the claim denied. Plan for No Parking Areas , and i,,oading Zones at Schools A. communication was received from the Board of Education submitting a uniform plan for the establishment of no -parking areas and 'loading zones in the vicinity of public schools with a proposed resolution. This was referred to the Board of Public Safety. Letter from State Board of E....ualization A :Letter was received from the State Board of tion requesting that it be permitted to use the council for hearings held by its representatives as required by Alcoholic Beverage Control Act. On motion of Mitchell this was referred to the Mayor with power to act. Equaliza- room the and Mosher, Plan for University Avenue U:laer;oass A report was received from the Board of "corks advising • that it approves the proposed plan for the construction of the University Avenue Underpass and recommends its adoption by the Council, subject to such minor changes as may be subsequently found advisable after further study. The :ward recommended that the Council make application immediately to the Division of Highways for an allotment of funds for the construction of this underpass. Bulletin No. 2 of the Board relating to this :Hatter was transmitted. The Board advised in its report that certain items in the proposed -plan will require the approval of Stanford University and suggested that the plan be submitted to the University authorities for their consideration. A report was received from Committee No. 1 recommending the adoption of the above recommendations of the Board of Works. A motion was made by Costello, seconded by Mosher, that the recommendations of the Board of Works and eo tittee No. 1 beapproved, , and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to file the application for an allotment of funds for the construction of the underpass. immedia' given f, The City would nc out that of HighN the Sou; of Palo He advi the Divi opportux of Work` applica•c this prc foliowiz Ext ;Hitting Avenue t that thi reconsid School E A report concurs the exte mitting in block requires by the s sugges-;e Commissi approve tion is the enti Marion. that i S c recommen of a fDu and Cali easier: y with Cal Cowmitte 449 concerning the ood, this sion of the members St` , at in regard all, `a on of ey was Join_ f Education arkiug is with a f Public Equalize - room the and Mosher,° advising of the by the uentiy r ended that n of of this its matter items in the commending of Works. sher, ittee No. 1 rized to canstruction r.� Councilmen : Thoits and Mitchell objected to taking immediate action on this matter and felt that the plan should be given further study before an application is :jade for funds. The City Attorney advised that the filing of an application would not bind the city in any way. The City Engineer pointed out that the next step is to present the matter to the Division of Highways so that representatives of the "division of Highways, the Southern Pacific Company, Stanford University and - the City of Palo Alto can gel toge=ther and formulate detailed plans. de advised that the final plans would probably be prepared by the Division of Highways, but that the City would have full opportunity tomake suggestions and revisions in the plans. The motion to approve the recommendations of the Board' of Works and Committee No. 1 and to authorize the filing of an applicationfor an allotment of funds for the construction of this proposed: underpass was adopted on roll call by the following vote: Ayes: Blois, Cashel, Collins, Costello, Goddard, Mrs. Merner, Mosher, Salzman, Thomas, Wood. Noes: Mitchell, Richards, Thoits. ii N I� 1 ryryNN y Extension of Nevada. A venue ' } '> • A report was received from the Board of Works: trans hitting Balletin. No. 1 relative to -the extension of Nevada Avenue through Block 4, Seale Tract No. S. The Board suggested that this matter . be referred bads to the Planning Commission for reconsideration and further study, due to the fact that the School Board is ,opposed to the extension of this street. 4 report was received from Committee No. 1, advising that it concurs in the recommendation of the Board of Works relative to the extension of Nevada Avenue. The matter was referred back to the ?loaning Commission. Joenin,' of Tasso Street A report was received from the Board of Works trans- mitting bulletin No. 2 relative to the opening of Tasso; Street in Block 2, Seale Addition No. 6, this bulletin outlining the requirements of the Board in regard to improvements to be : made by the subdivider before the street is accepted. The board suggested that this matter be referred back to the Planning Commission with the information that the Boara hesitates to approve the plan for the opening of Tasso Street before considera- tion is given ,to the extension or opening of other streets in the entire district bounded by Cowper Street, M.idciefield .woad, arion Avenue and Colorado Avenue. Committee ao. 1 reported that it concurs in the recommendation of the Board of Works. The matter was referred back to the Planning Commission. Stop Signs £t li1ma and California A. report was submitted by the Board of Safety recommending for adoption an ordinance covering the installation of a four-way stop signal' at the intersection of Alma Street and California Avenue. A proposed ordinance establishing stop signs at the easterly and westerly corners of Alma Street at its intersection with California Avenue was given first reading and referred to Committee No. 2. u %ac 1 01 , 2 i is Combination Fire _Station e.nc lirii� '�Qv er A report was received from Committee ttee No. 1 referring bads to the Council the' report of the Board of Works transmitting Bulletin: No. 98 relative to estimates of cost for a proposed combination fire station and drill tower in the Mayfield District, with the recommendation that the matter be referred to Committee No., 4 for consideration.. The matter was referred to Committee No. 4. P i re .Alarm S tem. (Community Center and + ar e ho us e •v o .1 ) A report was submitted by Committee No. 1 recommending that no action be taken at this time on the matter of providing the Communityy Center and Warehouse No. 1 with automatic inter- connection between their sprinkler systems and ,the City fire alarm system. On motion of Mosher and Collins, this report was approved ha.rin on Buclet Set for :�' st 911. 57 report was received from Committee No. 4 recommending that the :public hearing on the budget be set for the next regular meeting on August 9, 1937. On motion of Richards and Mrs. sterner,, the report was approved and the City Clerk was authorized to publish a notice of this hearing in the Palo Alto Times. Resolution Closin ; Pc tr ay 'Resolution No. 1160, closing the ten. -foot pathway lying between Middlefield Road and Webster Street in Blocks 75 to 78, inclusive, of Seale Subdivision No. 8, was read, and on motion: of Thoits and Blois was passed by unanimous vote on roll call. cceptance`• of Utility Easement A deed was presented from the California Pacific Title and Trust Company dedicating certain land in Block 3, Seale Subdivision No. 4, to be used as an easement for utility purposes. On notion of Thoits and Costello, a resolution accepting this deed for a public use was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Feports of Officials The reports of the Department of Public Works and the Department of Public Safety for the :month of June, 1937.9 were received and 'placed on file. Appointments to Community Center Commissionsyeferrea The Mayor deferred until the next meeting his nominations of two members to the Community Center Commission, vice ors. Louis Stern and Howard C. Ray, terms expired. Appointments of Council Committees for 1967-38 The . Mayor announced x .s appointments : of :,he Standing Committees of :the Council for the fiscal year 19:7-38, as follows Committe Committe Committe Committe Committe were ma� On motic confirm, ✓G august City Ha recomme the Sec applica propert: Clerk ordinun Palo of Palo approve Unan mo 451 Committee No No. 1 Public Works: Lorenz Costello, -Chairman Edward P. Cashel George W. Mosher Henry v. Collins Earl C. Thomas Committee No. 2 Puolic .Safety: J. B. Blois,. Chairman Frances swierner Clark vypher W. R. Bonham E. C. Thoits Committee No. 3 - Public Library Earl C. Thomas, Chairman and Social Welfare: Frances i erner Glenn W. Goddard Robert L. Richards Dr. Granville Wood Committee No. 4 -, Ways and .deans: Henry C. Collins,Chairman Lorenz Costello J. P. Mitchell W. R. Bonham J. B. Blois CoMmittee N 5 - Auditing and E. C. Thoits, Chairman Robert L. Richards Clark Cypher J. P. Mitchell Edward P. Cashel Accounts: Appoint cent o:' Deputies and Employees The following nominations ofdeputies and employees were made by city.officiais: Alvina Larsen. as Deputy ,issessor, Elizabeth Perrott as Deputy Auditor, Alvina Larsen as Deputy City Clerk, F. V. Pering as Deputy J.ax Collector, Elizabeth Perrott as Deputy '1.reasurer, Lois Pool as Secretary to City i,ttorney, Evelyn Smith as. Secretary to Police Judge, Virginia Tronslin as Assistant Auditor. On motion of Mitchell and Blois, these nominations were confirmed. Councilman Costello left at 8:45 P.1., and was absent during the rest of the meeting.) Date Set for Hearints on Rcezonin- On motion of Thomas and Richards, the Council fixed August 23, 1937, at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chamber at the City Bail, as the time and place fora hearing on the recommendation of the Planning Commission for the extension of the Second Residential Zone, and for a hearing onthe application of Mr.. John L. Greer for the rezoning of the Greer property from First Residential to Light Industrial. The City Clerk was directed to publish the usual notice as required by ordinance. Ei11 Approved On motion of Mosher and Richards, a bill from the Palo Alto Hospital in the.amount of $1970.00 for hospitalization of Palo Alto residents for the month of June, 1937, was. approved and .warrant authorized in payment of the same, by unanimous vote on roll call. sessio presid '.:Municipal Bulletin Discontinued On -motion. of Thomas and Mosher, the Council directed that the publication of the Municipal Bulletin be discontinued. .kv,ara. o?° Contract (I.vrrovement Plans i o. 53j The Str:ee-t .Superintendent submitted a 'report and tabulation of; t.e bids received this evening on the improvement to be: ;ao.ne under Improvement Plans Di° . 53, and recommended that the contract b'e awarded to the lowest bidder--,, the Palo Alto road Ma.terlais Campa y,; •whose total bid was $35,505.65. -Resolution No. 1161, awarding the contract for this work to the Palo Alto Road Materials Company, Was read, and on motion' of :osber. and Richards, was adopted by unanimous vote on roil call,,' adjourned. On emotion of Richards and Mosher, the Council APPROVED: r p appr ovi propc s+ Cairm: that ti COntini Comm" recommi Center from ,. transfi i inadit t:: tx:ere aaintei the second be Inc the old ana p p:r c carried voted fiscal secondE to or on ;re be he ax Council on 'roil levies; unanir .